Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T17: tamburlaine, persian, cyrus, king, mahomet, arms, mighty, assyrian, thousand, army.
Dear Sir, give o'er the government and style To some more happy man, not in effect? But clothe him with your shadow for a while, Till he your Realms half ruined re-erect. When he hath claimed this tempest now so hot, And settled Asia with a good success? He will your kingdoms lost with what he goat Restore: appearance promises no less. All Bactria yet abides at your command: The Indians, lo, would die to do you good: Yea many thousand thousands armed stand, Bent for your pleasure to bestow their blood. What? should we rush like beasts to needless strife? Be well prepared, and then pursue that stranger: Brave minds should death despise not loathing life. Base cowards crave to die for fear of danger. But virtue, to have no support o'er past, Will first on all means possible be thinking: And when that all is proved, death is the last, To which it is enough to go not shrinking. Now for the time let Bactria be our seat, To Bessus for the form your Crown resign: Who, when he once hath readvanced you state, Shall quite all sovereignty at the first sign. Wretch, travelest thou thy sovereign to betray? Such treason darest thou to our ears impart? Such treason under trust? Stay traitor, stay: I'll sheathe my sword even in thy traitorous heart. Sir, you must strive to have this passion broken. Consider what they are, what is the time: It may be they through ignorance have spoken: In thought, and not in word, consists a crime. Since to affront your enemy you go, You must not stir for every little object: But tolerate your own, t'offend your foe. For now it's time time to love not lose a subject. I shall get trial upon what pretence This oversight in advise hath been committed. If through simplicity, not for offence, He must be pardoned and his speech remitted. I wish that it were so. I take no pleasure To ruin them that would my fortune cherish. Your grace will grant me mercy in some measure. First hear, and if I fail then let me perish. I call the Gods to witness of my case, Who can decipher every secret thought: If I intended treason toward your Grace, Straight where I stand let me be turned to nought. I counseled but according to my skill: It was my upright mind that made me bold. I rue my wit not answered to my will: Yet zeal what it conceives must needs unfold. We should beware to speak in great affairs, Where words are damned, or balanced by th'event. For if things fail, the fault is still thought theirs Who gave th'advise, though of a good intent. I fall before your feet here for refuge: Then let me not be without cause rejected: At least, examine first before you judge: I'll rather die absolved, then live suspected. Your fond opinion first was to be feared, Which seemed indeed sinistrously inclined: For at the first your speech to me appeared Th'envenomed birth of some malicious mind.
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Deare Sir, giue ou'r the gouernment and ſtile To ſome more happie man, not in effect? But cloth him with your ſhaddow for a while, Till he your Realmes halfe ruin'd re-erect. When he hath clam'd this tempeſt now ſo hote, And ſetled Aſia with a good ſucceſſe? He will your kingdomes loſt with what he gote Reſtore: appearance promiſes no leſſe. All Bactria yet abides at your command: The Indians, loe, would die to doe you good: Yea many thouſand thouſands armed ſtand, Bent for your pleaſure to beſtow their blood. What? ſhould we ruſh like beaſtes to needleſſe ſtrife? Be well prepar'd, and then purſue that ſtranger: Braue mindes ſhould death deſpiſe not lothing life. Baſe cowards craue to die for feare of danger. But vertue, to haue no ſupport ou'r paſt, Will firſt on all meanes poſſible be thinking: And when that all is proou'd, death is the laſt, To which it is ynough to goe not ſhrinking. Now for the time let Bactria be our ſeat, To Beſſus for the forme your Crowne reſigne: Who, when he once hath re-aduanc'd you ſtate, Shall quite all ſoueraigntie at the firſt ſigne. Wretch, trauelleſt thou thy ſoueraigne to betray? Such treaſon dareſt thou to our eares impart? Such treaſon vnder truſt? Stay traitour, ſtay: Ile ſheath my ſworde euen in thy traiterous hart. Sir, you muſt ſtriue to haue this paſſion broken. Conſider what they are, what is the time: It may be they through ignorance haue ſpoken: In thought, and not in word, conſiſts a crime. Since to affront your enimie you goe, You muſt not ſtirre for euery little obiect: But tollerate your owne, t'offend your foe. For now i'ts time time to loue not loſe a ſubiect. I ſhall get triall vpon what pretence This ou'r-ſight in aduiſe hath beene committed. If through ſimplicitie, not for offence, He muſt be pardon'd and his ſpeech remitted. I wiſh that it were ſo. I take no pleaſure To ruine them that would my fortune cheriſh. Your grace wil grant me mercie in ſome meaſure. Firſt heare, and if I faile then let me periſh. I call the Gods to witneſſe of my cace, Who can decipher euery ſecret thought: If I intended treaſon toward your Grace, Straight where I ſtand let me be turn'd to nought. I counſel'd but according to my skill: It was my vpright minde that made me bolde. I rue my wit not anſwer'd to my will: Yet zeale what it conceiues muſt needes vnfolde. We ſhould beware to ſpeake in great affaires, Where words are damn'd, or ballanc'd by th'euent. For if things faile, the fault is ſtill thought theirs Who gaue th'aduiſe, though of a good intent. I fall before your feete heere for refuge: Then let me not be without cauſe reiected: At leaſt, examine firſt before you iudge: Ile rather die abſolu'd, then liue ſuſpected. Your fond opinion firſt was to be feared, Which ſeem'd indeede ſiniſtriouſlie inclind: For at the firſt your ſpeech to me appear'd Th'envenom'd birth of ſome malitious minde.